CDs

Ken’s first all-banjo recording; and his first solo project in years. He has collected some truly wonderful reels, hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys, waltzes and airs, arranged them beautifully for banjo, and crafted them into entertaining “sets” or medleys. Also features some Southern numbers. Accompanied by Janine Randall, piano, and on others by Jim Prendergast, guitar. 17 cuts presenting over 45 different tunes; with 8pp. booklet featuring intro, notes on all tunes, keys, and banjo tuning info. Click for more information.

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You Can’t Beat the Classics

Ken Perlman teamed up with noted Appalachian style fiddler Alan Jabbour and guitarist/vocalist Jim Watson, a founding member of the former Red Clay Ramblers. Features some intriguing new versions of common old-time tunes, along with several great tunes that have rarely if ever been recorded. This was Alan’s very last recording. 22 cuts in all. Click for more information.

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Southern Summits

Ken’s renowned collaboration with fiddle great Alan Jabbour. The repertoire consists mostly of tunes Alan collected from Henry Reed and other old-timers from West Virginia and other parts of the Southern Appalachians.

The focus of the recording is the fiddle-banjo duet, with banjo and fiddle as equal partners. 21 tunes annotated by an 8 page booklet.

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Island Boy

Cassette Tape: $10.00 (only $5.00 — and no additional postage — when you also order a copy of the Island Boy CD at the regular price).

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CD

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Cassette

Devil in the Kitchen

Marimac Music

Fiddle tunes from Scotland, Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island played lyrically on banjo, accompanied by Fred Campeau on guitar.

Also includes 3 fingerstyle guitar cuts.

Companion Tab Book

Banjo tab for every tune on the CD

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CD ONLY

10.00

TAB BOOK

Live In The U.K.

Halshaw Music

Recorded in the late ’80s, this is an eclectic collection featuring American, English, Scottish and original tunes, along with several accompanied vocals. Now a CD with guitar accompaniment on the banjo instrumentals by John Rossbach.

Companion Tab Book

Banjo tab for every tune on the CD

15.00

CD ONLY

10.00

TAB BOOK

Clawhammer Banjo & Fingerstyle Guitar Solos

Folkways

Ken’s first album, originally an LP with side A featuring American and Irish tunes on clawhammer banjo and side B featuring Irish tunes on fingerstyle guitar. Now a digitally re-mastered CD with revised order (there no longer is a “Side A” or “B”), and with revised and updated liner notes!

Almost all the arrangements on this recording have by now appeared in one of Ken’s guitar or banjo instruction books. (Cassette no longer available).

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“Banjo Concerto” on Vintage Soundscapes

New!Vintage Soundscapes opens with Ken’s performance as soloist in “Banjo Concerto,” Harold Schiffman’s three-movement composition for clawhammer banjo & orchestra, accompanied by the North/South Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Max Lifchitz. Also featured on the recording are compositions by Schiffman, Lifchitz, Elizabeth Bell, Edward Green, and Federico Ermirio.